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Cloudflare denies hosting sites linked to data leak at Star Health
The statement comes after the company was made party to an Indian...
Mental health professionals to assess transgenders opting for gender assignment surgery
According to the document, one cannot undergo gender affirmation...
HDFC ERGO and HDFC Life jointly launch term insurance policy with a health cover
Ritesh Kumar, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, said, “Combined products are ultimate customer friendly solutions, where a customer can enjoy benefits of two products under a single plan without any hassles. With launch of this plan, we have...
SBI General Insurance strengthenes its collaboration with WhatsApp
Anand Pejawar, deputy managing director, SBI General Insurance said, “Customers today, are more evolved and much better informed as compared to the past. In line with customers’ changing buying behaviour and as a part of the Company’s constant endeavour to innovate...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
Chief among them are cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke; cancer; and diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – as well as mental health illnesses Together they account for nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world, taking 41 million lives...
India among top ten countries with highest Type 2 diabetes prevalence: Lancet study
The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D( Type 1 Diabetes) prevalence US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D, the resaerchers said An estimated 8.4 million...
IRDA forms Ritesh Kumar panel to study long-term products in Property (Dwelling), Motor and Health Insurance
The new WG will examine framework surrounding the products in general insurance including Health Insurance segment for other than annual policies and for uniformity in the approach to be followed Some of the other members of WG are-Neeerja Kapur, CMD, New India...
Cyber attacks on Indian healthcare industry second highest in the world: CloudSEK
According to the firm, the technological advancement in the healthcare industry like remote health monitoring, electronic health records and the Internet of Things (IoT) provided cyber criminals with more opportunities to attack the sector. The number of cyber attacks...
Post-pandemic, 30% more cancer patients treated at Mumbai’s TMC
“We are treating 30 per cent more patients. This means that 30 per cent of patients were not treated during the pandemic and they are now coming back. Some of them are not greatly advanced, but some of them are,” said TMC Director Dr Rajendra Badwe Mumbai:...
On World Patient Safety Day, WHO stresses on ending unsafe medication practices, errors
In low- and middle-income countries – including in the WHO South-East Asia Region – patient harm due to unsafe care contributes to an estimated 134 million adverse events annually resulting in around 2.6 million deaths, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr...
Maharashtra FDA cancels Johnson & Johnson baby powder manufacturing license
The press note said that the samples of Johnson's Baby Powder were declared "Not of Standard Quality". FDA Maharashtra had taken the samples of Johnson's Baby Powder at Pune and Nashik for quality check purposes Mumbai: Food & Drugs Administration, Maharashtra,...
Portal launched to provide info on blood availability across country: Mandaviya
''Once someone logs into the portal and clicks on a particular state and then a district, one can see the blood banks accessible in that area and the specific contact details,'' Mandaviya said at the meet attended by regional reporters from different cities, including...